Science & Tools – Page 11 – The Nature of Cities

2016 Jun

Urban agriculture has many benefits. Is one of them a contribution to urban sustainability?

Jane Battersby
,
Katrin Bohn
,
Christopher Bryant
,
Easther Chigumira
,
Evan Fraser
,
Kelly Hodgins
,
Patrick Hurley
,
Francois Mancebo
,
Idah Mbengo
,
Innisfree McKinnon
,
Leslie McLees
,
Geneviève Metson
,
Navin Ramankutty
,
Kristin Reynolds
,
Esther Sanyé-Mengual
,
Shaleen Singhal
,
Kathrin Specht
,
Naomi Tsur
,
Andre Viljoen
and
Claudia Visoni

Africa, Agriculture, Asia, Climate change, Communities, Culture, Design, Food, Gardens, Governance, Jobs, Justice, Networks, North America, Policy, Suburbs, Sustainability, Tools
2016 Jun

Despite Strategic Focus on Resilience, Nature-Based Solutions May Remain Under-Utilized in Indian Cities

Sumetee Gajjar

Asia, Climate change, Disasters/Red zone, Green Infrastructure, Infrastructure, Justice, Policy, Resilience
2016 Jun

Urban Ecology Reformation is Spreading Across the Globe

Mark McDonnell
,
Ian MacGregor-Fors
and
Amy Hahs

Australia & New Zealand, Biodiversity, Climate change, Justice, Participation/Democracy, Restoration, Solutions, Tools
2016 Jun

Climate Adaptation Plans Can Worsen Unequal Urban Vulnerability

Linda Shi
and
Isabelle Michele Sophie Anguelovski

Climate change, Design, Gentrification, Housing, Justice, Policy, Resilience, Sustainability, Tools
2016 Jun

How Edible is My City?

Naomi Tsur

Agriculture, Climate change, Development, Disasters/Red zone, Ecosystem services, Food, Gardens, Resilience, Sustainability
2016 Jun

Burden or Futureproof?

Sam Holleran

Architecture, Design, Justice, Planning
2016 Jun

Climate Change Education

Marianne Krasny
,
Chew-Hung Chang
,
Marna Hauk
and
Bryce Dubois

Climate change, Disasters/Red zone, Ecosystem services, Education/Knowledge/Learning, Resilience, Sustainability
2016 Jun

Towards the Water-Sensitive City

Gary Grant

Architecture, Design, Ecosystem services, Green Infrastructure, Resilience, Sustainability, Water, Wetlands/Rivers/Streams
2016 May

Creating the Pioneer St Corridor: How the Tree Made Me See my Neighbors Differently

Lindsay Campbell

Communities, Experiencing Nature, Green Infrastructure, Participation/Democracy, Stewardship, Trees
2016 May

Scentimental Associations with Nature: Odor-Associative Learning and Biophilic Design

Sam Gochman

Biophilia, Design, Experiencing Nature, Health, Tools, What is urban nature?
2016 May

A Sustainable Future with Jobs and Social Harmony Starts with Urban Nature

Buyana Kareem

Africa, Economics, Ecosystem services, Health, North America, Planning, Sustainability, Trees
2016 May

Market-Based Solutions Cannot Forge Transformative and Inclusive Urban Futures

Richard Friend

Asia, Climate change, Economics, Governance, Health, Infrastructure, Media, Participation/Democracy, Policy
2016 May

Biophilic Urban Acupuncture: The Importance of Biophilia in Urban Places

Jonce Walker

Art, Awareness, Biophilia, Design, Health, Parks, Tools, Transportation
2016 May

Look Who’s Coming to Dinner…Bacteria that Eat the Gowanus Sludge—TNOC Podcast Episode 7

Philip Silva
and
David Maddox

North America, Pollution, Water
2016 May

Changing Climate and Changing Cities: If You “Dress” Urban Planning Differently, You May be Able to Cope

Paula Villagra
and
Álvaro González Reyes

Climate change, Design, Planning, Policy, Resilience, South America, Sustainability, What is urban nature?
2016 May

Practicing Community Environmental Education in Urban Settings

Marianne Krasny
,
Mutizwa Mukute
,
Olivia Aguilar
,
Mapula Priscilla Masilela
and
Lausanne Olvitt

Africa, Communities, Education/Knowledge/Learning, North America, Participation/Democracy, Stewardship
2016 May

Case Studies from Colombia that are Valuable Across South America

Ana Faggi

Biodiversity, Ecosystem services, Participation/Democracy, Planning, Restoration, South America
2016 May

Designing for a Moving Target, Part II: Ensuring Human Health in a Changing Climate

Chris Garvin

Biophilia, Climate change, Communities, Ecosystem services, Health, Pollution, Resilience, Tools
2016 May

School Partnerships are Key to Vibrant and Sustainable Cities

Polly Knowlton Cockett
,
Janet Dyment
,
Mariona Espinet
and
Yu Huang

Agriculture, Biodiversity, Children, Communities, Education/Knowledge/Learning, Pedagogy, Pollution, Stewardship, Sustainability, Tools, Water
2016 May

Designing for a Moving Target, Part I: Adapting Our Buildings to a Changing Climate

Chris Garvin
,
Allison Bernett
and
Chris Starkey

Architecture, Biophilia, Climate change, Design, Disasters/Red zone, Ecosystem services, Resilience, Sustainability
2016 May

Environmental Education and Advancing Urbanization

David Maddox
,
Harini Nagendra
,
Thomas Elmqvist
and
Alex Russ

Awareness, Biodiversity, Education, Policy, What is urban nature?
2016 Apr

lowlands—Small-Scale and Nimble Projects that Create Resilient and Just Cities

Elliott Maltby

Climate change, Design, Green Infrastructure, Housing, Livability, Participation/Democracy, Resilience, What is urban nature?
2016 Apr

Shortcomings of the Paris Accord: We Need to Combat Air Pollution at Multiple Scales

Christopher Sellers

Carbon, Children, Climate change, Health, Justice, Livability, Policy, Pollution
2016 Apr

Justice and Geometry in the Form of Linear Parks

David Maddox

Corridors, Design, Ecosystem services, Health, Justice, Landscape, Livability, Parks, Planning
2016 Apr

Confronting the Dark Side of Urban Agriculture

Francois Mancebo

Agriculture, Architecture, Awareness, Children, Health, Pollution, Smart Cities, What is urban nature?
2016 Apr

Cities Are Home to Threatened Species. So What?

Chris Ives

Biodiversity, Conservation, Experiencing Nature, Networks, Value, What is urban nature?
2016 Apr

Green Infrastructure that Creates Climate Resilience, Human Resilience, and Quality of Life in Los Angeles’ Underserved Neighborhoods

Tori Kjer

Children, Climate change, Green Infrastructure, Justice, Parks, Participation/Democracy, Policy, Resilience, Water
2016 Mar

A Threatened Old Forest Tells a Story Relevant to Every Urban Forest

Myla Aronson

Biodiversity, Birds, Climate change, Corridors, Invasive Species, Tools, Trees
2016 Mar

How Perspectives of Field Arborists and Tree Climbers are Useful for Understanding and Managing Urban Forests

Adrina Bardekjian

Art, Awareness, Communities, Culture, Education/Knowledge/Learning, Experiencing Nature, Stewardship, Trees
2016 Mar

The Royal Bats of Kano City

Aliyu Barau

Africa, Biodiversity, Conservation, Corridors, Infrastructure, Parks, Planning, Wildlife People Interactions